I think I'm getting my first dose of reality here. Normally when I bet on something like the footy, I can place a couple of bets on Monday then not have to worry about them until the weekend i.e. I can place 5, 6 bets with minimal fuss.

However, would I be correct in saying that in racing, it pretty much takes the whole day? I.e. if you have framed a market for Rosehill on a Tuesday, then you pretty much have to be on call the whole time and check the prices before each race to see whether there are any good bets?

Basically what I'm asking is, is there any way to take a "set and forget" approach where you make all your bets early on, go out and do your daily activities, then return to check the results. Am I living in a dream world? (The exception being of course prepost prices which we've discussed above but which are only available at certain times)